Insurgency in Kosovo (1995–1998)

Insurgency in Kosovo
	Part of the Yugoslav Wars and the prelude to the Kosovo War
	; The Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo, otherwise known to the Serb population as Kosovo and Metohija, highlighted in red (1945-2008).
Date	27 May 1995 – 27 February 1998; (2 years and 9 months)
Location	Kosovo and Metohija, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Result	Start of the Kosovo War
Belligerents
Kosovo Liberation Army	Yugoslavia Territorial Police;
Commanders and leaders
Adem Jashari; Hamëz Jashari; Sylejman Selimi; Agim Ramadani; Zahir Pajaziti †	Slobodan Milošević
Casualties and losses
Moderate	10 policemen killed (Serbian claim)
	24 civilians killed (Serbian claim)

The Insurgency in Kosovo began in 1995, following the Dayton Agreement that ended the Bosnian War. In 1996, the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) began attacking Serbian governmental buildings and police stations. This insurgency would lead to the more intense Kosovo War in February 1998.

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